Legal Opinion

Short v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 14, 2005No. A05A1474PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUFFIN, Chief Judge.

A Douglas County jury found Keith Short guilty of kidnapping with bodily injury, armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated sodomy, and rape. In 15 enumerations of error, Short challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of certain evidence, and the trial court’s rulings with respect to various jury charges. We affirm.

1. “ ‘On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the [defendant] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.’" We do not weigh the evidence or resolve issues of…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Hanifa v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Waldrip v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Morgan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by13 opinions

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